ABOUT DIEUW
Hi, my name is Dieuw. I am an active, sporty and adventurous woman, 31 years old, born in Nijmegen and live in Amsterdam. I love meeting new people and discovering places.
Background and career
After finishing my studies in Intercultural Communication and International Business Administration, I took another path to do what I wanted to do: work with groups of people of different cultural backgrounds, doing something active and teaching. I obtained a teaching degree and started working as a French teacher, I organized many projects and school trips, worked as a tutor, as well as a being a group fitness instructor for several years.
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Running and yoga
Because of all the (trail)running and combining several jobs, I started feeling stiff, so I started getting into stretching and yoga. In 2022, I decided to do a 1,5 year Hatha yoga teacher training to learn the basics of yoga. After having obtained my certificate, I started teaching while traveling in Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica. I spent three months teaching yoga in Costa Rica as well as following trainings, breathwork sessions and attending full moon ceremonies, mantra chanting and women circles.
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Yoga teacher and adventures
Currently, I am teaching and trained in multiple styles varying from Hatha and breathwork, Vinyasa, Ashtanga and Yin yoga.
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I teach weekly yoga classes in Amsterdam at several yoga studios. My passion for teaching and helping others to get out of their comfort zone to connect with themselves and others is what drives me the most.
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Will you join me in Amsterdam to escape the rush of everyday city life or are you ready to take the step to enjoy the freedom on the oceanside or in the mountains?
Vision and mission
Vision: (Re)connect with yourself through movement (asanas), the (healing) power of breathwork and meditation.
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Mission: Help students to live a healthier and more relaxed life by practicing yoga, gain more confidence and knowledge about themselves and conquer obstacles in life by guiding them through the practices of different styles of yoga and experience the power of breath, which can either be in a faster pace (Power yoga, Ashtanga) as well as slower paced classes (meditation, Vinyasa slow flow and Yin yoga).
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Approach: I love to work in small groups and to focus on individual´s needs. Therefore, the retreats I host are a maximum of 15 participants so that I can get to know everyone personally and to take into account specific wishes and needs.
My retreats are suitable for men and women, and for every age group, if you want to explore more about yourself, connecting with others, to go deeper and to expand your horizons.
Teaching experience
My yoga teaching career started in 2022. I started teaching yoga at the USC, in Amsterdam, where I had already worked as a group fitness instructor since 2018. During the summertime, I taught yoga classes at accommodations for surf and running camps in France and Belgium. In 2023, I traveled through Latin America where I taught yoga at hostels in Colombia, Panama and at several locations in Santa Teresa in Costa Rica for three months. In the summer of 2024, I organized my first hike and yoga retreat in the Alps in Austria where I had been working and living during the winter season.
Certificates and courses
Yoga Point, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
2022-2023
Hatha yoga (200 hours).
Yoga Academy International, online trainings.
2023-2025
Tantra-Vinyasa (60 hours).
Yin yoga (60 hours).
Ashtanga (60 hours).
Tula, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
2024-2025
Continuing education modules in:
- Assisting
- Teaching pregnant students
- Sequencing
- Chakras
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